Hypnosis is used in minor surgeries

• April 20, 2024

Undergo minor surgeries without resorting to anesthesia general is becoming an increasingly common practice in Belgium, where various hospitals offer the hypnosis , accompanied by a small amount of analgesics, as an alternative.

The team of hospital anesthetists Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc , in Brussels, where the method has been used since 2003, he asks his patients to relax completely and allow themselves to be transported.

'The patient's mind goes to a pleasant place, but the body remains in the operating room, that is, it is sedated but conscious', explains the anesthetist Fabienne Roelants , who describes the hypnosis as a state of awareness modified.

However, it is important that those who undergo the technique have confidence in the procedure and in the doctors who accompany it, Roelants warns.

On the other hand, Marie-Elisabeth Faymonville , doctor of University Hospital of Liège He affirms that with this option, the patient needs less than 1% of the medications that if it were operated through general anesthesia.

The use of this method decreases the side effects of the medications applied during the operation assickness , fatigue and lack of coordination; In addition, recovery is up to twice as fast.

According to the hospital, it is impossible to use the technique in major surgeries, such as heart or others internal organs , due to the complexity of the procedures.

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The method has also become popular in France and Germany, where it is mainly used in plastic surgeries , facial Y dental .

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